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of Public Works as a Member of Executive Council on the subject
of the precedince which I was prepared to accord to Mr. Wodehouse the Cormail, and to state that upon receipt of that letter I sere- graphed to Your Lordship to the following effect :-
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"Referring to my despatch
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N190 of 10th June Director
Public Works Afficer of great
importance has made a
" formal protest against grant. "ing precedence to Wodehouse
Executive
)
Executive Council. I and
" prepared to withdraw re-
commandatione."
Looking to the ability
of Mr. Cooper and to the importance
of
This
my
the
office which he holds in Colony I beg
Leave to withdraw
recommendation that Mr
Wodehorwe should be accorded
precidance of Mr. Cooper and a fortiori of
the Colonial Treasurer,
on the rexecutive Cormais.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordships most obedient
humble servant,
Willeaine Robing of